Pacific Ocean Islands

Go beyond the Fiji cliche of palm trees & beaches to meet the villagers of Fulaga Island (also spelt Vulaga) Island in Fiji’s remote Southern Lau Group.

Many Ni-Vanuatuans (meaning ‘of Vanuatu’) live a traditional life, upholding customs that have been passed down through generations. It’s a very respectful…

Adele Hadfield, shot dead by her feisty second husband William Knowles, was a headstrong independent woman. Of fine breeding, landed gentry of…

Cruising Tahiti by passenger-carrying cargo ship you won’t find too many coconut palm-lined lagoons in the Marquesas Islands. Nor will you discover…

Solomon Islands is this years’ HOTTEST holiday destination. Trust us. Don’t say you weren’t told! Scuba divers, snorkellers and surfers have been…

Revenge porn, or image-based abuse (IBA) is the sharing of intimate, nude or sexual material without consent. It wasn’t something I anticipated getting caught up in. Though we never really anticipate such betrayal from our relationships do we?

Captain Cook Cruises offer the only access to Fiji’s Lau Island Group, unless you sail there by private yacht. The Lau Island’s…

‘Bula bula, welcome to Lo’s Tea House,’ says Loraina Masibuli as I walk down onto the beach at Enedala village. I’ve just…

It takes three days, including overnight stops in Brisbane and Honiara, three flights plus a hike and a boat trip across the…

Review of the book Bewildered by Laura Waters: I’m a big fan of gutsy women. Amelia Earhart, Kay Cottee, Robyn Davidson, Jessica…

Explore the outer untouched Solomon Islands expedition-style with Solomon Islands Discovery Cruises. Fiona Harper stepped onboard for a 7 night cruise to Russell and Florida Islands

Why settle for a boring hotel room when you can check into one of the world’s best overwater bungalows? For a self-confessed…

Shopping for love onling, the Australian Financial Review estimates that online sales exceeded $20 billion in 2016, leaving no doubt that online…

Fiji’s Lau Island Group is a remote archipelago of islands strung like a bejewelled necklace of treasures east of the International Date Line in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean.

There is something wild and exotic about hopping on a private jet and being whisked away to a far-flung South Pacific island.…

Located on the northeast coast of the island of Moorea, midway between fabulous Cook’s Bay and Vairare Pier (ferry  from Papeete), Moorea…

‘We’re going to snorkel with sharks!’ chortles Captain Jitoko as we steam north towards Fiji’s famed Yasawa Islands. My fellow passengers look…

Villagers of Santa Catalina Island in the Solomon Islands welcomed Fiona Harper travel writer into their hearts and homes during the annual…

With over 900 islands dotted across the South Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Islands are an idyllic boating and cruising destination. Cruising the…

It’s not difficult to understand why Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson chose Samoa when searching for a tropical island paradise. Discounting Hawaii,…

Fulaga Island (also spelt Vulaga) is a small island within a lagoon in the Lau Group of Islands, Fiji. At the southern…

Travel writer Fiona Harper checks in with Travel Writers Radio which features stories, news and travel updates from around the globe.

As you’d expect from a reptile weighing up to 250 kg, giant tortoises are slow movers. Were it not for two dark…

Fiji-Life Wavi Island Resort is a tiny slip of an island on the south coast of Fiji’s second largest island Vanua Levu.…